A 29-year-old Salem man was arrested on a variety of charges Wednesday following a fight with his wife, an altercation she told authorities lasted several hours, the Marion County Sheriff's Office reported.

The victim told deputies that her husband, Alvaro Esquivel-Quiroz, came home after work Tuesday night and accused her of conspiring with neighbors and installing listening devices in the walls of the home.

His wife said he assaulted her through the night, threatened her with a .22-caliber handgun and at one point holding a gun to her head, deputies said. The altercation ended when he fell asleep. When her husband left for work on Wednesday, his wife called authorities.

When arrested, deputies found Esquivel-Quiroz in possession of methamphetamine, methamphetamine paraphernalia, and .22-caliber ammunition. When they searched his home, deputies found a firearm previously reported stolen.

Deputies said they methamphetamine played a role in his "erratic behavior and delusions."

Esquivel-Quiroz was lodged in the Marion County Jail and charged with: second-degree assault, coercion, unlawful use of a weapon, possession of methamphetamine, menacing, interfering with making a report, first-degree theft and reckless endangering.